fionaellJun 1, 20192 min readHorton in Ribblesdale GalaToday it was raining. The toss up between 'go back to bed with a book' and 'seek a local cultural experience' was narrowly won by the...
fionaellMay 31, 20192 min readThe Hut People So all that stuff about moors, and bleakness, and sweeping winds and driving rain. Turns out they weren't kidding. Not very promising out...
fionaellMay 30, 20194 min readHaworthAfter eight days of work we decided to declare today a day off and explore further afield, so, reader, we went to Haworth. It was a bit...
fionaellMay 29, 20192 min readFlintergill and the 'Occy'Bit rainy and windy today, and lots of work to do, so we set off mid-afternoon to do another local exploration - up from Dent to the...
fionaellMay 28, 20192 min readThe red squirrels of SnaizeholmeOur house is just about at the end of Dentdale. When you go further up the dale, past the Sportsman's Inn and the Arten Gill Viaduct you...
fionaellMay 27, 20192 min readRoadsides and meadowsFor the last two days the weather has been a bit mixed, so we've done lots of work and gone for local walks when the weather has lifted....
fionaellMay 26, 20191 min readInside the cottageToday is rainy, and although we may put on our jackets and seek cake in Dent later, there is little prospect of adventure and a high...
fionaellMay 25, 20191 min readBrigflattsBrigflatts is about 6 miles from our cottage, near the village of Sedbergh. Sedbergh has cafes, recycling depots, a small supermarket and...
fionaellMay 24, 20192 min readWhernsideToday's post luncheon 'stroll' took 5 hours in the end - but it was great. We were able to walk from our cottage all the way to the top...
fionaellMay 22, 20192 min readOut the back doorWe woke up this morning to find we were in the Yorkshire Dales. In some ways, this was not surprising, since we had meant to wake up in...